Review of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) by Hantacore — 14 Feb 2019

Don't let yourself be turned down by the press reviews, and enjoy one of the best cyborg movies of the moment, far better than the Ghost in the Shell movie (for the ones who don't know the books, it's somewhere between Dark Angel and Elysium). Of course, if you are more into cheesy love stories or historically accurate biopics, this one is not for you...

The adaptation is really good, with some nice workarounds allowing the story to be coherent and fast paced. Ido (Christopher Waltz) and Vektor (Mahershala Ali) are the perfect cast, the lesser known actors do a very good job along with Jennifer Connelly. The choice of a full CGI Alita is coherent, her expressions are well rendered.

For the manga lovers, you'll find the most iconic scenes of the first books, and a faithful Gally/Alita character.